Economy

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday it will supply the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with 490,000 sacks of rice for its feeding program and relief…

THE national rice inventory rose 1.3% month on month to 2.37 million metric tons (MMT) as of June 1, as the government built up its grain holdings. Year on year,…

GROWTH in wholesale prices accelerated to a 16-month high of 4% in April, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report. Citing preliminary data, the PSA said the general…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it extended the deadline to apply for permits to bring in imported seafood to the end of June, with few takers among importers because…

THE ECONOMY is likely to fail to hit even the lower end of the government’s 6-8% target this year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said. In its…

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will meet with investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to review their investment approval targets after the slowdown recorded…

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is considering filing economic sabotage charges against AirAsia MOVE, the online travel agency (OTA) of AirAsia group, for allegedly setting fares at unreasonably high levels.…

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter FOOD TERMINAL, Inc.’s (FTI) limited resources could limit its ability to execute its direct-sourcing program to influence pork prices, analysts said. The FTI is…

THE GOVERNMENT agencies with rehabilitating Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) will ditch the conventional building methods they had planned to employ and will pursue a new approach, including the…

THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said on Monday that it has sought emergency powers to contain a pest infestation on Negros island, which accounts for 60% of Philippine sugar production.…